King James Version
1 Samuel 10:4 in the King James Version says “And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands. salute: Heb. ask ...” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands. salute: Heb. ask thee of peace”
1 Samuel 10:4 · KJV
When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son? care: Heb. business
Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:
And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands. salute: Heb. ask thee of peace
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And they will”
H7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
“salute”
H7965safe, i.e., (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e., health, prosperity, peace
“thee and give”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“loaves of bread”
H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
“of their hands”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
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